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Toni Gladding

Toni Gladding

Professor Of Environmental Health

engineering-and-innovation

Professional biography

Toni is a Professor of Environmental Health at the Open University.  She has 20 years' experience in air quality sampling of bioaerosols in industrial settings, both occupational and environmental.  She is the Secretary of the Waste Industry Safety and Health (WISH) forum and has contributed to national guidance on health and safety in waste management, bioaerosols and waste collection/organic waste composting.  She previously edited the national protocol for standardising the sampling and enumeration of bioaerosols downwind of open windrow sites which was largely used for the latest EA M9 regulatory guidance on bioaerosol emissions.  She continues to consult with industry on particulates, bioaerosols and health and environmental impacts of airborne hazards.

Research interests

Bioaerosols, particulates, forever chemicals, air quality, antibiotic resistance in the environment.

Teaching interests

Environmental health, air quality, waste management, sustainability.